FIA confirms night GP schedule

Singapore will host the sport's first night race in September, in a move aimed at increasing viewing figures in Europe, where the race will take place at 1pm CET.

Friday's first practice session will take place during the afternoon, at 4pm, while the second session will already be held at night (8pm).

Qualifying will also take place during the night.

The timetable for the 2008 season also includes changes to the race start times for Australia, moved to 15:30 from last year's 2pm slot, and China, moved to 15:00.

The 2008 Formula One World Championship timetable is as follows:

Friday (*)

10:00 - 11:30 Practice Session 1 (**)
14:00 - 15:30 Practice Session 2 (***)

Saturday

11:00 - 12:00 Practice Session 3 (****)
14:00 - 15:00 Qualifying Session (*****)

Sunday

14:00 Race (******)

(*) Friday Practice sessions at Monaco will take place on Thursday
(**) Except for Singapore (16:00)
(***) Except for Singapore (20:00)
(****) Except for Canada (10:00), Great Britain (10:00) and Singapore (17:00)
(*****) Except for Canada (13:00), Great Britain (13:00) and Singapore (20:00)
(******) Except for Australia (15:30), Malaysia (15:00), Bahrain (14:30), Turkey(15:00), Canada (13:00), Great Britain (13:00), Singapore (20:00), Japan (13:30) and China (15:00). Brazil TBC.